Camping Again
This Friday’s post was supposed to be a technology discussion, but instead of writing it, I went camping. Here are some pictures from the trip. A fun time was had by all. But now It’s back to the usual grind. Until tomorrow, -Sal
Book Discussion: Archenemies, by Marissa Meyer
NOTE: Archenemies is the sequel to Renegades by Marissa Meyer. I’ll try my best to include as few spoilers as possible for Archenemies, but there will probably be significant spoilers for Renegades in this post. If you are interested in reading this series, and haven’t read Renegades yet, you can find my spoiler-free discussion for …
Science Saturday 11/10
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Here’s what went on this week: LiveScience: Alien Asteroid There is a strange object known as “Oumuamua” orbiting our sun. Researchers studying the odd bit of space debris theorize that it is the only known object in our solar system that originated in another star system. Now, a group of …
Short Stories
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” -Ray Bradbury. Bradbury knew a thing or two about writing, and he makes a good point here, but until such a time as I quit my job, I probably won’t be following his advice. Anyway, I think …
About Me Page Launched and Beta Readers Wanted
Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Now that I’m letting the second draft of Deathless sit for a while before returning to it, I’ve been doing some housekeeping here on the site. Not as exciting as writing, but I am happy to announce that the About Me page is now active!. It …
Science Saturday: 11/03
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Let’s begin: Space.com: RIP Kepler NASA retired the Kepler telescope this week, putting an end to a 9-year mission. Kepler was launched in 2009, and was tasked with identifying other stars in our galaxy that might host worlds that are similar to Earth. The data that the Kepler telescope gathered …
Editing Update and Title Reveal!
Hello all! I have exciting editing news. This afternoon I finished the second draft of my current WIP, sometimes known as Laz here on the blog. I’m happy with how it’s improved since the first draft was completed more than a year ago. Here’s some information about it: Age Group: Young Adult Genre: Post Nuke …
Confessions of the Comma
Throughout the long process of this first round of revisions, I’ve learned a lot about myself as a writer. Unfortunately, one of those things is that I seem to have no idea how to properly use commas. Regular readers of this blog are already well aware of this, I’m sure. Consider the following example from …
Science Saturday 10/27
This week’s Science Saturday is going to be a little space-heavy. I usually try to split it up among the major disciplines, but not this time. LiveScience: Aliens Might Be Purple Scientists have been learning how to use green light signatures from exoplanets to determine if they might host life, but have recently begun …
Site Update, Welcome New Readers!
Happy Friday everyone. First off, for those of you who are first-time visitors, Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! This is where I share updates on my own experiences in writing, news that I find relevant to the things I write, book reviews and recommendations, and other related content. There’s also the occasional post that’s unrelated …